Senior Policy Associate at Innovations for Poverty Action
Senior Policy Associate at Innovations for Poverty Action… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at Innovations for Poverty Action.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Liaise and communicate between Financial service providers (FSPs) in Tanzania, Partner Organizations, IPA Tanzania, IPA Global, PIs on a regular basis to ensure smooth project delivery
- Provide in-depth input on research design through understanding and knowledge of the local payments ecosystem
- Undertake desk research, market level consultations to collate information on major bottlenecks in the payments ecosystem in Tanzania, with respect to interoperability
- Align partners, current and future, on the research agenda, clearly displaying the importance of this research agenda
- Work with FSP partner(s) to design research exercise(s), assist FSP partners in implementation
- Provide support to the IPA Research team to collaborate with FSP partners on data collection and delivery
- Provide technical sector inputs into designing survey instruments and data collection strategies
- Lead on developing dissemination plans for Tanzania by, including but not limited to, organizing events, identifying the right audience, and ensuring that research outputs are translated into actionable insights for the payments ecosystem
- Assist in the management of other financial inclusion projects in the Tanzania via IPA Global, if needed
- Provide support on budgets through close coordination between IPA Tanzania and IPA Global
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s, advanced degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience in economics, international development, financial inclusion, public policy, or other relevant field.
- Four to six years of prior professional experience in economics, financial inclusion, international development; or financial sector policy; preferably with experience managing research activities on the ground.
- Experience working in the payments ecosystem in Tanzania; strong understanding of local ecosystem dynamics is preferred.
- Experience using statistical softwares such as Stata or R is preferred.
- Strong project management ability. Experience managing multi-stakeholder and multi country projects is a plus.
- Strong professional writing skills.
- Strong client facing and presentation skills.
- Fluency in English and Kiswahili.
- Experience with randomized controlled trials strongly preferred.
- Experience interacting with researchers and practitioners, especially high-level government officials and c-suite executives is a strong plus.
- Self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset, versatility and strong multi-tasking skills.
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